Bueng Kan province

Bueng Kan
บึงกาฬ
Cliff side, Phu Thok
Motto(s): 
ภูทอกแหล่งพระธรรม ค่าล้ำยางพารา งามตาแก่งอาฮง บึงโขงหลงเพลินใจ น้ำตกใสเจ็ดสี ประเพณีแข่งเรือ เหนือสุดแดนอีสาน นมัสการหลวงพ่อใหญ่ ศูนย์รวมใจศาลสองนาง
("Phu Thok, the source of Dharma. Valuable rubber. Beautiful A Hong Rapids. Fascnating Bueng Khong Long. Clear seven-coloured waterfalls. Boat race traditions. Northernmost of the northeast. Worship Luang Pho Yai. United by Song Nang Shrine.")
Map of Thailand highlighting Bueng Kan province
Coordinates: 18°09′22.6″N 103°45′16″E / 18.156278°N 103.75444°E / 18.156278; 103.75444
CountryThailand
Created23 March 2011
CapitalBueng Kan
Government
  GovernorJumpoth Wanchatsiri
Area
  Total
4,003 km2 (1,546 sq mi)
  Rank55th
Population
 (2024)
  Total
418,733
  Rank63rd
  Density105/km2 (270/sq mi)
   Rank48th
Human Achievement Index
  HAI (2022)0.6440 "average"
Ranked 34th
GDP
  Totalbaht 27 billion
(US$0.8 billion) (2019)
Time zoneUTC+7 (ICT)
Postal code
38xxx
Calling code042
ISO 3166 codeTH-38
Websitebuengkan.go.th
Bueng Kan
บึงกาฬ
Bueng Kan Provincial Administrative Organization
องค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัดบึงกาฬ
Government
  TypeLocal administrative divisions
  BodyBueng Kan Provincial Administrative Organization
  Chief ExecutiveWaenfa Thongsri
Websitebuengkanpao.go.th

Bueng Kan (Thai: บึงกาฬ, RTGS: Bueng Kan, pronounced [bɯ̄ŋ kāːn]), also spelled Bung Kan, is the 76th province (changwat) of Thailand, established by the Act Establishing Changwat Bueng Kan, BE 2554 (2011) on 23 March 2011. The province, consisting of the districts (amphoe) partitioned off Nong Khai province, lies in upper northeastern Thailand also called Isan (Thai: อีสาน). It is named after its central district, Mueang Bueng Kan.